Synonyms for appeal

Examples of appeal in a Sentence

Noun

Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.
the wide appeal of the artist's work
His appeals to his father for money were ignored.
The mayor made an appeal to the people of the city to stay calm.
We made a donation during the school's annual appeal.
She helped to organize an appeal on behalf of the homeless.
My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal.

Verb

music that appeals to a wide variety of people
The government appealed for calm.
desperate people who are appealing for help
The government appealed to the people to stay calm.
He appealed, arguing that there was not enough evidence to convict him.
She lost the case and appealed the following month.
We plan to appeal the court's decision.
The ruling can be appealed within 30 days.

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Legal Definition of appeal

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: a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court's judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court that the lower court's judgment was incorrectalso: a proceeding for the review of an agency decision at a higher level within the agency or in a court — see also affirm — compare certiorari, new trial, rehearing

Note:
The scope of an appeal is limited. The higher court will review only matters that were objected to or argued in the lower court during the trial. No new evidence can be presented on appeal.